Charlie

FRITA has a few unusual hours this month so that volunteers can spend time with loved ones. Please be aware that we’ll be closed for shopping, donating, tech support-ing, and volunteering on the following days: Christmas Eve: CLOSED December 26th: NO ORIENTATION Other than those two days, FRITA is open for the regular schedule.…

The volunteer manual was badly in need of an update, so volunteers dusted it off and fixed it up. We’re proud to say it’s finished! In the manual you’ll find all sorts of useful tid bits, such as: information about FRITA’s mission of bridging the digital divide, reducing the negative impact of ewaste, and…

Heads up everyone, Free I.T. Athens will be closed Wednesday, November 22nd and Friday, November 24th so that volunteers can spend time with friends and family. Regular hours will resume on Saturday.

For those of you who missed it, annual meeting 2017 was a success! The board for the upcoming term will be Nina, Mika, Shawn, Kris, Jon, and Charlie. The meeting was more than just boring votes though (we actually almost forgot to vote altogether!). It was a chance to set aside the screw drivers…

Join us at the workspace! Friday, November 3rd @ 7:30pm Once a year, Free I.T. staff get together to elect new board members. Turns out, it’s a great excuse to grab some pizza and celebrate another successful year of FRITA! Hop on over to the Facebook event page and let us know you’re coming.…

Wednesday, April 19th @ 7p! This month’s N00b hour is all about software! We’ll start with the basics of upgrading the existing software (packages) on your Linux computer by using its package manager.  Then, we’ll look at ways to find and install new software for it.  Next, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of…